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Trapped In Paradise

from Trapped In Paradise by Dharmata 101

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A song about privilege.

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Scant few people would call my plight abuse
I might be overthinking or I might just be obtuse
I can wake up every morning just to greet the day
And see the sun set half the world away
Can fall in love with any boy or girl I want
Or someone in between- but it leaves me nonchalant
We can have what we want, desire, and/or crave
And we'll carry all that emptiness til we drop in the grave

All those grabbing hands, sticking to the plan
And we've forgotten just where all it began

Every little day will rub you raw
When you're born & raised in Shangri-La
When all you could ask for simply won't suffice
You know you're trapped in paradise

I can share this song with every open ear
Without an authority with which I have to clear
Can play it through my headphones, play it on a stage
Thanks to some cryptic words upon an ancient page
A miracle that comes with every rising of the sun
But a birthright that simply doesn't work for everyone
It's a blessing to be me, it's a blessing to be you
But we can't count our blessings until everyone's is due

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from Trapped In Paradise, released June 19, 2020
Written by JSun Lhundub Dorti Bruner

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Dharmata 101 Baltimore, Maryland

Dharmata 101 was formed in 1997 by frontman/composer JSun Bruner, after dissolving his prior project- which was a psychedelic folk project involving programmed rhythms called Mellow No. 5. The project was originally put together as a large deviation from the sappy, light-hearted work of Mellow No. 5 in the interest of making more lyric-driven music. ... more

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